In the 2016 presidential campaign, the first cut has indeed been the deepest.
An examination of the 22 state exit polls conducted so far by a consortium of media organizations indicates that the patterns of voter allegiance that emerged during the very first contests in February have largely persisted since. That’s been true even as the race has crossed through different regions of the country, and the Republican field has dramatically winnowed. CONT.
Ronald Brownstein & Leah Askarinam, The Atlantic